# Hapjeong shabu-shabu with blue crab miso broth: Shabu in Seoul - By Haesol (https://superchart.com/en/@dining-room-clock-2/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Updated Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This is a review of a visit made through a sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/index.md) ## In short Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch is a shabu-shabu restaurant on level B2 of Delight Square 1 in Mapo, Seoul, where diners choose their meat, broth and finishing rice or noodle dish separately. On a weekday evening the writer and a friend ordered the prime Angus chuck eye roll shabu set for two with blue crab miso broth, then simmered doenjang-mari-bap (rice stirred into the miso broth) at the end. Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch is a safe pick for an after-work get-together or a date near Hapjeong Station. ## Good to know - **What we ordered**: Prime Angus chuck eye roll shabu set for two + blue crab miso broth - **Meat choices**: Prime Angus chuck flap, chuck eye roll, Berkshire pork belly and more - **Broth choices**: Clear mushroom, spicy mushroom, blue crab miso, sukiyaki - **Finishing dish by broth**: Clear mushroom - egg porridge / Spicy mushroom - rose risotto / Sukiyaki - yakisoba / Blue crab miso - doenjang-mari-bap - **Included with the set**: Vegetables, mushrooms, glass noodles, bunmoja (chewy sweet potato starch sticks) - **Location**: B2, Delight Square 1, 14 World Cup-ro 1-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (near Hapjeong Station and Mecenatpolis) *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* On a weekday evening, after a tiring day, my friend and I headed to Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch for a delicious meal to shake off the fatigue. ![Cover photo of the visit to Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-01-7939t-1200.webp) ![Weekday evening visit to Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-02-1f3cf-900.webp) ## How to walk to Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch from Hapjeong Station Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch is a Hapjeong shabu-shabu specialist located on B2 of Delight Square 1. It's near Hapjeong Station and Mecenatpolis, so it was really convenient to reach by public transit. ![Entrance to Shabu in Seoul in the basement of Delight Square, Hapjeong Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-03-9e3j2-900.webp) I got the chance to visit through a sponsorship, and honestly, from the atmosphere to the food quality, it exceeded my expectations — the kind of place that's perfect for a meetup after work. ![Atmosphere inside Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-04-1j1zw-m-900.webp) ![Seating inside Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-05-1xxau-900.webp) ![Interior of Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-06-1v5ku-900.webp) ![Table setting at Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-07-1ig5o-900.webp) ## How ordering works: pick your meat, broth and finishing dish Unlike a typical shabu-shabu place, the biggest appeal of Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch is that you can carefully pick the meat, broth, and even the dessert meal to suit your taste. ![Menu board at Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-08-1gprm-900.webp) For meat, there's tender prime Angus chuck flat or eye of round, and black pork belly with an outstanding nutty flavor — all premium options to choose from. ![Menu page showing the meat options](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-09-rsgg1-900.webp) The broth choices are just as varied: clear mushroom, spicy mushroom, crab miso, and sukiyaki. If you like a clean, light flavor, I'd recommend the clear mushroom broth. ![Broth options: clear mushroom, spicy mushroom, crab miso, and sukiyaki](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-10-1fkm3-900.webp) On the other hand, if you want to try something more unique and deep in flavor, the crab miso broth or the salty-sweet sukiyaki broth are great alternatives. ![Broth selection menu page](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-11-1unuw-900.webp) ![Broth guide at Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-12-u5qst-900.webp) ### Which finishing dish comes with each broth? What's most fun is that the dessert meal you get changes depending on which broth you chose! ![Guide to the dessert meal options by broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-13-o1kuh-900.webp) Clear mushroom broth comes with savory egg porridge, spicy mushroom with rose risotto, sukiyaki with yakisoba, and the crab miso broth we chose comes with a comforting doenjang-mari-bap (miso rice porridge) — it really feels like enjoying a course meal all the way to the end. ![Table spread of the prime Angus shabu set for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-14-1ortk-900.webp) ## Prime Angus chuck eye roll shabu set for two with blue crab miso broth We ordered the prime Angus chuck flat and eye of round shabu set for two, paired with crab miso broth. After ordering, the neatly arranged spread of vegetables, mushrooms, glass noodles, and buncheonsal (sweet potato starch noodles) was really generous. ![Base spread of vegetables, mushrooms, glass noodles, and buncheonsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-15-1tii1-900.webp) We put the visibly fresh vegetables into the bubbling crab miso broth first to let the flavor deepen. ![Adding vegetables to the simmering crab miso broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-16-4gptw-900.webp) ![Pot of crab miso broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-17-15h4c-900.webp) Lightly swishing the beautifully colored prime Angus eye of round in the broth — where the savory miso was pleasantly laced with cool crab flavor — gave us a bite that was clean yet burst with the meat's distinct nutty richness. Dipping the well-cooked vegetables and the springy buncheonsal and glass noodles lightly into the sauce was also a lot of fun. ![Cooked prime Angus eye of round and vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-18-3drdp-900.webp) ![Buncheonsal and glass noodles dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-19-17ozb-900.webp) ## Doenjang-mari-bap: the finale to the blue crab miso broth After scooping out all the shabu-shabu ingredients, it was finally time for the dessert we'd been waiting for — doenjang-mari-bap! Simmering rice in the miso broth, now rich with crab, vegetable, and meat flavors, made for a deep, savory bowl that instantly soothed the stomach. ![Doenjang-mari-bap simmered in the crab miso broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-20-768p8-900.webp) ![Finished bowl of doenjang-mari-bap](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-21-1w0um-900.webp) Even though I was already full, it was satisfying enough that I scraped up every last spoonful. From classic, light shabu-shabu to a refined crab miso broth course, this Hapjeong shabu-shabu specialist let us enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal in an upscale interior. ![Table at Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch after the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-22-1rtv4-900.webp) If you're looking for a delicious catch-up with a friend after work or a date course that won't fail, stop by Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch near Mecenatpolis in Hapjeong and build your own perfect shabu combination! 🍲✨ ![Closing photo near Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch and Mecenatpolis in Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth-23-1exxc-900.webp) ## Where it is - Shabu in Seoul Hapjeong Branch (샤브인서울 합정점) - B2, Delight Square 1, 14 World Cup-ro 1-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로1길 14 딜라이트스퀘어 1차, 지하2층 샤브인서울 합정점 - 37.5498856, 126.9120091 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%83%A4%EB%B8%8C%EC%9D%B8%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%20%ED%95%A9%EC%A0%95%EC%A0%90/@37.5498856,126.9120091,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@dining-room-clock-2/hapjeong-shabu-crab-doenjang-broth/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt